Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order

Eight-figure agreement' made to supply new line between Ankara and zmir - but questions over plant's future remain

British Steel has secured an order worth tens of millions of pounds to supply rail for a high-speed electric railway in Turkey, amid continuing uncertainty over the long-term future of the government-controlled steelworks in Scunthorpe.

The site will supply 36,000 tonnes of rail to ERG International Group, the company announced, in what it called an eight-figure agreement".